CAROL Jones is following her father and grandfather into business by opening a hairdressers on the same site as their former stores.

This week marked the grand opening of The Salon in Faulkner Street, Hoole, Chester.

But for Carol, the opening marked a continuation of a great family tradition. Her grandfather's business, a Hoole newsagents, was first established in Faulkner Street in 1896. The business was taken over by Carol's father James Dawson who ran a newsagents, called The Hoole Newsagency, until 1998.

The store was later transformed into a pottery shop but Carol eagerly waited until it was available again so she could take it over.

The Hoole newsagents store hit the news back in 1988 when Carol's father continued to trade despite a series of attacks.

In June of that year, a newspaper reported how Mr Dawson was 'trussed like a chicken' while robbers helped themselves to some cash.

Despite the attack, Mr Dawson vowed to continue trading.

'This spot in Hoole means a lot to me,' said Carol, who also lectures at Yale College, Wrexham.

'I waited for the shop to become available and I took it.'

Carol also has a salon in Penyffordd and hopes to move to a new house in Hoole soon. To make bookings at The Salon in Hoole, call 01244 400600.